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1 Kuruş Great Bustard
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | New lira (2005-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the numeral '1' in large characters above the denomination legend 'KURUŞ' and the date '2018', all within an inner circle flanked by stylized wheat ears on the left and an olive branch on the right. The crescent and star, symbols of the Turkish Republic, appear at the top of the inner circle. The mint mark is struck below the date. The circular outer legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' (Republic of Turkey), separated by decorative dots. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of Turkey's endangered species series, this coin brought attention to the great bustard (*Otis tarda*), a bird whose Turkish population has been in steep decline due to agricultural expansion across the Anatolian steppe. The species was once widespread across Eurasia; it now survives in fragmented pockets, with Turkey holding one of the last significant breeding populations outside of Spain and Russia.